16:30 Wolverhampton

Saturday 14 November 2020

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 2m 40.4s

(1)

Never Surrender²⁸⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Joshua Bryan⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 74| D

100/1

Temperamental sort. 20/1, first run since leaving Charles Hills when ninth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (12f). Off 9 months. Makes tapeta debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 60268-9

(9)

Running Cloud³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Finley Marsh⁽³⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 73| BF| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Good second of 12 in handicap at this course (14f, 7/4) 33 days ago, clear of rest. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 960212

(11)

Mutamaded¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 73| D

50/1

50/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Newmarket (12f, heavy) 15 days ago. Difficult to make a case for.

Form: 4-86408

(12)

Lady Reset^p1,t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: A Kirby| T: D Pipe| OR: 73

50/1

15/8, seventh of 8 in handicap hurdle at Exeter (16.8f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time on the Flat, cheekpieces on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0/114-27

(10)

Thematic²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: L P Keniry| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 72

40/1

50/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at this C&D 26 days ago, left poorly placed. Needs to improve.

Form: 747-588

(4)

Arctic Sea¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: P & O Cole| OR: 71| D

22/1

40/1, creditable 2 lengths fourth of 14 to French Polish in handicap at Kempton (12f) 17 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 21-7734

(3)

Galahad Threepwood¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Charles Bishop| T: M R Channon| OR: 74

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/3, respectable second of 9 in minor event at this C&D 14 days ago. Solid each-way claims on handicap debut.

Form: 83332

(7)

French Polish¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 74| D

10/3

Promising individual. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 4/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Kempton (12f) 17 days ago, comfortably. Makes tapeta debut. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 7-841

(6)

Lydford³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: R Varian| OR: 73

7/4

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 14 in maiden at Chelmsford City (10f, 20/1) 37 days ago. Up in trip. Needs to improve on handicap debut.

Form: 35

(5)

Marcela De Vega^t1¹⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: S C Williams| OR: 73

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/4, last of 4 in handicap at Ripon (12f, good), dropping away quickly. Off 147 days. First run for yard after leaving Ralph Beckett. Tongue strap on 1st time. Uphill task.

Form: 85-244

(8)

Bolder Bob¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 68| D

33/1

Respectable third of 6 in handicap (11/4) at Catterick (12.1f, heavy) 18 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 055753

(2)

Madeeh^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: K Stott| T: P A Kirby| OR: 68| CD

7/1

3 wins from 11 runs this year. Won 7-runner handicap at this C&D (9/2) 14 days ago, slowly away. Place claims.

Form: 110951

Forecasts

Lydford (7/4), French Polish (10/3), Running Cloud (5/1), Galahad Threepwood (6/1), Madeeh (7/1), Arctic Sea (22/1), Marcela De Vega (28/1), Bolder Bob (33/1), Thematic (40/1), Lady Reset (50/1), Mutamaded (50/1), Never Surrender (100/1)

FRENCH POLISH is a progressive filly and is difficult to oppose off a 6 lb higher mark following her Kempton victory last month. Running Cloud has been running consistently here and shouldn't be far away once again. Galahad Threepwood makes each-way appeal on handicap debut.